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United States Crossbow Regulations
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This page is a summary of crossbow hunting
regulations in the United States. This page is intended as a quick
reference, and as such there may be details about regulations in your state
that are not mentioned here (e.g. are scopes legal? can I use a crank?
etc.). Regulations also change frequently from state to state. Please
contact your local DNR (or equivalent) office or click the link under your
state for the latest information.
Alabama
May be used by all hunters during archery season.
www.outdooralabama.com
334-242-3469
Alaska
May be used for big
game or small game during general season. Permitted during archery-only
season for Physically Challenged.
http://www.state.ak.us
907-267-2347
Arizona
May be used for big game or small game
during general seasons and during H.A.M. (Handgun, Archery, Muzzle
loader) and fishing. Permitted in archery season by the Physically
Challenged.
http://www.gf.state.az.us
602-942-3000
Arkansas
Classified and permitted as part of the
state's archery deer season. Also permitted for small game, predators
and fishing.
http://www.agfc.state.ar.us
501-223-6300
California
May be used for big game during general
firearms season. Permitted for small game. Permitted in archery season
by the Physically Challenged.
www.dfg.ca.gov
916-653-7203
Colorado
May be used for big game during general
firearms season and for small game birds. Permitted in archery season by
the Physically Challenged.
http://www.wildlife.state.co.us
303-297-1192
Connecticut
May be used by the Physically Challenged
during hunting season.
www.dep.state.ct.us
860-424-3011
Delaware
May be used by all during the general
firearms season and during archery season by the Physically Challenged.
www.dnrec.state.de.us
302-739-5297
Florida
May be used for big game during the
general firearms season, and specifically in its own "NEW" season.
Permitted for small game.
http://www.MyFWC.com/commission
850-488-8573
Georgia
Classified and permitted as part of the
state's archery deer season for all hunters. Also permitted in all gun
and general seasons.
http://www.gadnr.org/
770-918-6416
Hawaii
Permitted for big game and small game on
private lands only.
http://www.hawaii.gov/dlnr/dcre/home.htm
808-973-9787
Idaho
Permitted during the general firearms
season for big game. Permitted for small game and fishing. Permitted in
archery season by the Physically Challenged.
http://www.state.id.us/fishgame
800-554-8685
Illinois
Legal for 62 and over during both gun and
archery season, NO PERMIT REQUIRED. Permit is required for use by the
Physically Challenged during archery season. Permitted for fishing.
www.dnr.state.il.us
217-782-7305
Indiana
May be used during the late archery
season for all hunters. Permitted for fishing. Permitted for use by the
Physically Challenged in the early archery season.
http://www.state.in.us/dnr/
317-232-4080
Iowa
Permitted for use by the Physically
Challenged during archery season.
www.iowadnr.com
515-281-8688
Kansas
Permitted for the
Physically Challenged in archery season and for all hunters in firearms
season and for all in gun season.
Kentucky
Permitted for
part of archery season and all of general firearms season. Permitted for
turkey.
Louisiana
Classified as archery equipment and legal
in all seasons for all game except migratory waterfowl.
www.wlf.state.la.us/
225-765-2350
Maine
Permitted in general firearms season for
deer and bear. Permitted in archery season by the Physically Challenged.
http://www.state.me.us/ifw/
207-287-8000
Maryland
May be used by all hunters for four weeks of
archery season, four weeks of gun season and an entire bow season in the
Suburban Deer Archery Zones (Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, Montgomery
and Prince George's counties). Hunters 65 and older or Physically
Challenged may be used during the entire archery season.
410-260-8540
Massachusetts
Permitted for use by the Physically
Challenged by permit only.
http://www.state.ma.us/dfwele/dfw
508-792-7270
Michigan
Crossbow may be used:
1) By any hunter age 12 and older during any hunting season in Zone 3
(southern Michigan), including the bow hunting season
2) By anyone 50 years of age or older during the Oct. 1 - Nov. 14 bow
hunting deer season statewide
3) During any season in which a firearm may be used, for both big and
small game statewide
4) Included in the regulations are limits on the velocity of
the crossbow. Crossbows used for hunting are restricted to no more than
350 feet per second.
www.michigan.gov/dnr
517-373-1263
Minnesota
Permitted general use during firearms
season. Permitted in archery season by the Physically Challenged.
Crossbows can be used by anyone during Turkey and Bear season.
www.dnr.state.mn.us
888-minndnr
Mississippi
Permitted for use by all hunters during
gun season and primitive weapons season. Permitted in archery season by
the Physically Challenged.
www .mdwfp.com
601-432-2400
Missouri
Permitted during regular firearms season
and in some urban areas in archery season. Permitted for fishing.
Permitted for use by the Physically Challenged in archery season.
www.mdc.mo.gov/hunt/
573-751-4115
Montana
Permitted for regular firearms season.
Permitted for small game and predators.
www.fwp.state.mt.us
406-444-2535
Nebraska
Permitted for us by the Physically
Challenged during archery and regular firearms season.
www.ngpc.state.ne.us
402-471-0641
Nevada
Permitted for use by the Physically
Challenged only.
http://www.state.nv.us/cnr/nvwildlife
775-688-1500
New Hampshire
Permitted general use during firearms
season. Permitted in archery season by the Physically Challenged.
www.wildlife.state.nh.us
603-271-3422
New Jersey
Crossbows legal for all hunters in the
deer archery seasons.
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw
609-292-2965
New Mexico
Permitted for use during archery season
by the Physically Challenged.
www.wildlife.state.nm.us
800-862-9310
New York
Extremely strict
use permitted by the Physically Challenged during archery season.
518-402-8924
North Carolina
Permitted for use by the Physically
Challenged during archery season.
http://www.enr.state.nc.us/
919-733-7291
North Dakota
Permitted for use by the Physically
Challenged during archery season.
www.gf.nd.gov
701-328-6300
Ohio
Classified as archery equipment and legal
in all seasons for all game except migratory waterfowl.
http://www.ohiodnr.com
614-265-6300
Oklahoma
Legal for all hunters 60 and older and the
Physically Challenged during the state wide archery season.
405-521-2730
Oregon
Not recognized as a legal hunting weapon
for Big Game.
www.dfw.state.or.us
503-872-5268
Pennsylvania
Crossbows are legal for all hunters in both
the early and late archery deer season as well as the two day archery
bear season. Crossbows are also legal in all gun seasons.
www.pgc.state.pa.us
717-787-4250
Rhode Island
Permitted for use by the Physically
Challenged during archery season.
http://www.dem.ri.gov
401-222-6647
South Carolina
Classified as archery
equipment and legal in all seasons for all game except migratory
waterfowl.
www.dnr.state.sc.us
803-734-3886
South Dakota
Permitted for use by the Physically
Challenged during archery season.
http://www.state.sd.us/gfp/
605-773-3485
Tennessee
Permitted for use during archery season.
www.state.tn.us/twra
615-781-6500
Texas
Crossbows are legal for all hunters in
both the archery season and the general hunting season
except in Grayson County.
www.tpwd.state.tx.us
512-389-45055
Utah
Permitted for use by the Physically
Challenged.
http://www.nr.utah.gov
801-538-4700
Vermont
Permitted for use by the Physically
Challenged during archery season.
http://www.anr.state.vt.us
802-241-3700
Virginia
Permitted for use
during archery season.
www.dgif.state.va.us
804-367-1000
Washington
Permitted for use in archery season by
the Physically Challenged.
http://wdfw.wa.gov
360-902-2519
West Virginia
Effective January 1, 2006 qualifying
Physically Challenged hunters may obtain a Class Y permit which allows
the use of crossbows for hunting in established archery seasons.
www.wvdnr.gov
304-558-2771
Wisconsin
Legal for all hunters 65 and older and
the Physically Challenged during the state wide archery season.
www.dnr.state.wi.us
608-266-2621
Wyoming
Permitted for use during any legal season
for legal game. Permitted for fishing.
http://gf.state.wy.us/
307-777-4600
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